Stellers classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life...
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Stellers classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Stellers sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or sea bear (Callorhinus ursinus), Stellers sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).Stellers sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing up to 12 tons, that lived in large herds on the coasts of Alaska and Kamchatka.Steller made his observations as part of Vitus Berings second voyage, during which the crew was shipwrecked for 9 months on Bering Island, from November 1741 to August 1742. This voyage was undertaken as part of the Great Northern Expedition, commissioned by the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, to prosecute the exploration of the North Pacific and western North America.This English translation originally appeared in 1899, in an appendix to The Fur Seals and Fur-Seal Islands of the North Pacific Ocean, edited by David Starr Jordan, Part 3 (Washington, 1899), pp. 179218.A brief bibliography, links to online works and sites, and illustrations have been added by the present editor.The original Latin work was published in St. Petersburg in 1751. This English translation originally appeared in 1899, in an appendix to The Fur Seals and Fur-Seal Islands of the North Pacific Ocean, edited by David Starr Jordan, Part 3 (Washington, 1899), pp. 179218.

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Freedom Now explores the relationship between northern do-gooders and Mississippi civil rights activists. According to its...
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Freedom Now explores the relationship between northern do-gooders and Mississippi civil rights activists. According to its authors, "This website continues the relationship between Brown University and Tougaloo College, a relationship that began as part of the Mississippi Freedom Movement. Freedom Now! contains documents from Tougaloo and Brown's Archives, gathered by students and faculty from both institutions.״ The main access to the site is through its search feature. It also has a section for teachers. In addition, the section on the Brown-Tougaloo Exchange has essays by students that are based on clusters of primary sources, which are linked to the essays.

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Hidden Lives Revealed focuses on the period 1881-1918, and includes unique archive material about poor and disadvantaged...
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Hidden Lives Revealed focuses on the period 1881-1918, and includes unique archive material about poor and disadvantaged children cared for by The Waifs and Strays' Society. The Society cared for children across England and Wales

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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It...
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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with over 134.5 million books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. It collects in over 460 languages, with materials ranging from rare cuniform tablets to born digital materials. Through its Web site, it provides access to resources, services, and over eleven million of its multimedia primary sources. How can you access this wealth of information? What resources and services can assist you? This orientation will provide an overview of what's available, provide strategies for accessing the materials, and introduce you to the resources created by staff to further your research into the Library's collections. The Digital Reference Section conducts a one-hour orientation monthly via Web conference. Throughout the program, there are opportunities to ask questions, try various search tools, sample the multimedia primary source materials online, and become familiar with the digital formats on the site.

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JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage  A Living Memorial to the...
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JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage  A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. JewishGen connects researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. The site includes a JewishGen Discussion Group, the JewishGen Family Finder (a database of 400,000 surnames and towns), the comprehensive directory of InfoFiles, ShtetLinks for over 200 communities, Yizkor Book translations, and databases such as the JewishGen Communities Database and the All Country Databases.

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This interactive website for children, families, teachers and the general pubic tells the story of Laura Jernegan, a 6-year...
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This interactive website for children, families, teachers and the general pubic tells the story of Laura Jernegan, a 6-year old girl who set out in 1868 on a 3 year whaling voyage with her family. The journal Laura kept on the voyage forms the entry point into the website, engaging visitors to enter and explore the rich history of whaling. The site has two central narratives; the "Story of Whaling" and "Laura’s Story״. The “Story of Whaling” tells about 19th century American whaling voyages. “Laura’s Story” follows the personal story of Laura and her family. Each narrative links to and complements the other. Both narratives feature glossary definitions, artifacts, crew descriptions and numerous illustrations. The site also includes several interactive features: "Explore Laura’s Journal" presents the journal itself; visitors can view each page, either the actual journal itself or a text transcription. Visitors can also have the journal “read aloud” to them, zoom-in for a closer view, or try the “magic lens” which offers a dynamic transcription. "Explore the Ship" shows a cut-away view of a 19th century whaleship and enables the visitor to see and learn about all the spaces and crew members of a whaler. The "Map of Whaling" is an interactive map that lets visitors overlay various, related information on top of each other to create their own map. The overlays of information are: the route of the Laura's voyage, typical whaling routes, important whaling ports and sites, where the main whaling grounds were in 1878, major ocean currents, and whale migration patterns. "About Whales" introduces the visitor to the 6 major species of whales that were hunted. “Timeline of Whaling” presents important events in history of the American whaling industry during the late 18th century into the 20th century. World history events provide context. In order to the explore the subject in more depth, the visitor can see and zoom into many whaling artifacts, including objects, documents, maps and charts, photos and artwork. “Meet the Crew” describes the responsibilities and pay for each position aboard a whaler. A glossary feature defines and describes terms and phrases used throughout the website. Biographies provide more in-depth information about several people met in Laura’s story. A picture gallery presents portraits, logbook art and images of whaling, both onboard and on land. A selection of essays in the "More About....” section explores several important topics related to whaling. The topics include the dangers faces by whalemen, the impact of wars on the industry, the role of race in whaling, the role of women, food on whaleships and more. The site also includes lesson plans and a resources page for further study.

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A multi-media primary source website embodying and explaining the work papers of nineteenth century seafarers on British and...
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A multi-media primary source website embodying and explaining the work papers of nineteenth century seafarers on British and British Empire trading vessels. Their scope is world-wide and the information detailed enough to sustain many kinds of social, economic, and famiily history and "story-telling" projects. Historical research methods are explained and self-reflective practice encouraged through several types of interactive technology. The original documents are held at Memorial University of Newfoundland which can supply digital versions that can be matched with the online documents.

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'Engage in activities that will help you make sense of stories, events, and ideas of the past using documents from the...
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'Engage in activities that will help you make sense of stories, events, and ideas of the past using documents from the holdings of the US National Archives. Choose an historical topic and challenge yourself with an activity. Or, find activities in a classroom set up just for you, using the code provided to you from the DocsTeach.org web site.DocsTeach.org is an online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. On the web site, you will discover thousands of primary sources and learning activities. When registered for a free account, teachers can borrow from and modify an ever-expanding collection of activities, plus create unique ones using the online tools. Log in and create classrooms full of activities, then share the classroom’s auto generated code with your students to access on their iPads.Features:• Choose a historical era or topic to find an activity based on primary source documents such as the US Constitution, the canceled check for the purchase of Alaska, and Thomas Edison’s patent drawing for the light bulb.• Participate in DocsTeach activities made with the Focusing on Details, Making Connections, Finding a Sequence, Mapping History, Weighing the Evidence, or Seeing the Big Picture tools.• Tap and drag document icons to move them within activities.• Tap to view documents. Zoom and inspect individual pages of documents using the controls in the document viewing window.• Students: Find activities specifically assigned by your teacher using your classroom code.• Teachers: Share the unique code from your DocsTeach.org classroom with your students so they can find and complete just the activities you have chosen or prepared for them.A WiFi connection is recommended for this application.'This is a free app

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